(This report by Cheska Geli came out on Sun.Star Cebu on Oct. 28)
LOCAL coaches will meet on Nov. 4 to discuss the coming 14th Aboitiz Cup at the Aboitiz Sportsfield, Mandaue.
This year�s event will have three new categories�the Players 6, men�s Under-19 and Under-23.
The event will still feature the Players 8 and 10, the Boys 12 and 14 and the girls� 12 and 17 categories.
Players 6 will feature kids in a 5 a-side division adopting the Fifa festival type grassroots program. For this division, coaches have yet to decide whether there will be an assigned goal keeper or not.
Cebu Football Association (CFA) will be the first association to adapt the festival type format in a tournament and they expect the rest of the football associations to follow.
The men�s under-19 and under 23 categories will be in preparation for the Smart under-19 championship and Suzuki under-23 championship next year.
The winning team will represent Cebu in the national competition against other teams in the country.
Those playing in the under-23 can�t play in the men�s open because of the conflict of schedule.
There will be no more men�s 38 above division and women�s open.
But for the women�s open, organizers are considering to have as an alternative a women�s futsal depending on the number of participants.
The Aboitiz Cup is tentatively scheduled on Nov. 12 but may be move a week later depending on the result of their meeting
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